Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis

Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis

Єпархія Непорочного зачаття Діви Марії в Прудентополісі
Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis; Єпархія Непорочного зачаття Діви Марії в Прудентополісі
Location
Country	Brazil
Territory	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba
Headquarters	Prudentópolis, Paraná, Brazil
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine
Established	May 12, 2014
Cathedral	St. Josaphat Cathedral in Prudentópolis
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Eparch	Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M. Bishop of the Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M. Archbishop of the Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (or Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis of the Ukrainians) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Byzantine Rite, Ukrainian language) eparchy (diocese) in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba, who has no other suffragan, dependent on the Roman Congregation for the Eastern Churches.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Ucraniana Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição, in Prudentópolis, Paraná, currently held by Eparch (Bishop) Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M.

It comprises twelve churches, constituting Ukrainian Catholic parishes in the Southern part of Brazil, concurrently with various Latin provinces.

History

Established on 2014.05.12, as Eparchy (Eastern Catholic Diocese) of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (without pre-diocesan stage), on Brazilian territory split off from the then Diocese of São João Batista em Curitiba, which was simultaneously promoted Archeparchy and remains its Metropolitan Archdiocese.